Un renversement
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Jean-Marc-Vallée Audience Award, FCVQ 2026
Un renversement pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of women in politics, where the most consequential battles are fought far from microphones and official photo ops. Through intimate and unfiltered testimonies from iconic Quebec political figures, the film exposes the obstacles, struggles, and power dynamics that have shaped their journeys, while it shines a light on the women who, despite persistent resistance, are forging new paths and redefining the very nature of power.
Amélie Hardy
A UQAM graduate in Film Studies, Quebec filmmaker Amélie Hardy has directed several short films including A Wolf in the Suburbs (2026), Make Money, Find Meaning, Don’t Panic (2025), Hello Stranger (2024), About Memory and Loss (2022), Happy Life (2021), and Train Hopper (2019), as well as the documentary series Ordinary Life Chronicles (2022). Her cinematic approach, combining humanity, aesthetic sensitivity, and ingenuity in staging reality, defines her artistic signature. Her projects have received numerous awards and have been screened at internationally renowned festivals such as SXSW, Hot Docs, Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Palm Springs ShortFest, Festival de Namur, and REGARD. Her first feature documentary, Overthrow (2026), will be the opening film of the Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ) this fall.
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